Architecture Australia, May 2020
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Projects
Complex relationships: Geelong Arts Centre
In the second stage of the rejuvenation of Geelong Arts Centre (formerly Geelong Performing Arts Centre), Hassell has inserted into the site a hovering form that incorporates not only large foyers and studios but also ancillary spaces that speak to the institution’s desire for greater accessibility and inclusivity.
Architectural tapestry: State Library of Victoria Vision 2020
Architectus and Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s design for the redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria weaves together the idiosyncrasies and episodes of one of Australia’s oldest public libraries.
Architectural balancing act: Kambri at ANU
The Australian National University (ANU)’s Kambri precinct feels like part of the city – an urban ensemble in which there is coherence in built form, but where buildings have individual identities.
Recoding campus architecture: UTS Central
At UTS Central, with its glass-wrapped podium and twisting tower, FJMT both dances with the University of Technology Sydney’s existing structures and defines the future using new design and construction techniques that facilitate individual and collaborative study.
Gillies Hall on the Mornington Peninsula
This Passive House-certified design rethinks the traditional student housing typology and creates a hilltop “village.”
Civic bravura: Waterloo Apartments
In this raw concrete block, Chenchow Little does not shy away from firmly anchoring its work in the urban fabric of Sydney’s fast-growing Green Square precinct and making an emphatic mark through scale.
Making a community: Arkadia
A community-minded apartment block for Defence Housing Australia in an inner-Sydney suburb plays with the boundaries between public and private space, salutes the site’s industrial past and anticipates a fossil-fuel-free future.
Dossier
So, we’ve declared a climate and biodiversity emergency. Where to from here?
Stephen Choi outlines how architects – at the most practical level – can save the earth, from deepening our understanding of human behaviour to uniting disconnected habitats and building in resilience.
More articles
2020 National Prizes: Gold Medal
The Australian Institute of Architects 2020 Gold Medal is awarded to John Wardle.
2020 National Prizes: National President’s Prize
The Australian Institute of Architects 2020 National President’s Prize is awarded to Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney.
2020 National Prizes: Leadership in Sustainability Prize
The Australian Institute of Architects 2020 Leadership in Sustainability Prize is awarded to Stephen Choi.
2020 National Prizes: Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture
The Australian Institute of Architects 2020 Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture is awarded to Chantelle Fry.
2020 National Prizes: Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize
The Australian Institute of Architects 2020 Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize is awarded to Parlour.
John Wardle’s autodidactic curiosity
Gold medalist John Wardle’s curiosity has spawned a brand of architecture that pushes the limits of design, manufacturing and materials, alongside buildings that leave space to be filled by our own curiosity, says Rory Hyde.